Invading Freshwater Snails and Biological Control in Martinique Island, French West Indies

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL., 2001, Pages 67-74

  Pointier, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Biological control; Biomphalaria glabrata; Biomphalaria straminea; Invading snails; Martinique; Melanoides amabilis; Melanoides tuberculata; Tarebia granifera

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOMPHALARIA; CLASSIFICATION; MARTINIQUE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; FRESH WATER; MARTINIQUE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SNAILS;

EID: 0035237318     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762001000900009     Document Type: Article

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